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Capsule 69
Improve your Vocabulary by adding 5 new words! Word Power Made Easy PDF
Capsule 69 brought to you by Testbook's team of experts! Today's words: Adage,
Affable, Aggrandize, Erstwhile and Sabotage!
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Vocabulary is an important part of SBI Clerk, SBI PO, SSC CGL and other exams. A
major portion of the question paper tests your knowledge on vocabulary. To help you
prepare, Testbook brings you a list of commonly asked words in any competitive
exam. Whats more, we also serve you with some easy tricks up your sleeve to
remember these words and ace your paper. Download the PDF to revise later. Heres
Word Power Made Easy PDF Capsule 69.

Adage (noun)
Hindi translation:
Meaning: A proverb or wise saying that states general truth.
Memory Tip: Advice + aged = Wise advice.

Use in Sentence: A man who asks is a fool for five minutes. A man who never asks
is a fool for life, is a Chinese adage.

Affable (adjective)
Hindi translation:
Meaning: Friendly, good-natured or easy to talk to.

Memory Tip: Aff+able = laugh+able = Someone who is able to laugh with


you is generally good-natured and friendly.
Use in Sentence: Wherever you work, you must be affable in order to have a good
work life.

Aggrandize (verb)
Hindi translation:
Meaning: Enhance someones reputation beyond a justified limit.
Memory Tip: Grand + ize (= make) Make a person more grand.

Use in Sentence: Some people support only those causes that aggrandize them.

Erstwhile (adverb, adjective)


Hindi translation:
Meaning: Formerly, former.
Memory Tip: Erst ( = earlier) + while ( = a period of time) In the
earlier times, no longer now.

Use in Sentence: Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, erstwhile the President of India, was a
great scientist.

Sabotage (verb, noun)


Hindi translation: -
Meaning: Deliberately destroy or damage, especially for military advantage.
Memory Tip: Sab hatao! Or destroy everything like Saaboo would!

Use in Sentence: He sabotaged the enemy forces by throwing a giant elephant at


them.

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